Damn Handsome and the Birthday Suits, Pink Flamingos
Sea Sick, XX
Seapony, What You See
Yael Meyer, Shed Their Fear
7 Year Bitch, Deep in the Heart
S.C.U.M, Whitechapel
Hindi Zahra, Oursoul
Shellshag, Happiness
Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers, Hookers
Axelle Red, Dan Les Bras des Hommes
She Keeps Bees, See Me
Shout Out Louds, Tonight I Have to Leave It
My Brightest Diamond, Be Brave
She & Him, Gonna Get Along Without You Now
Shenandoah Davis, Throne
The Lower 48, Into the Woods
Shonen Knife, Super Group
Shannon and the Clams, Scuffle With the Clams
Quilt, Young Gold
The Shivers, Love Is in the Air
She Mob, I Took the $
The She’s, Running
Shelleyan Orphan, Burst
Tracy Shedd, People Are Changing
The Ericksons, Screendoor
Sia, Destiny
Sick of Sarah, Daises
Big Tree, Two Seasons
Silversun Pickups, Little Lover’s So Polite
Nancy Sinatra, Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time
Hess Is More, Wonder Who You’re Singing for
Sing-Sing, Far Away From Love
The Skys, Dirty Weather
Devil Makes Three, They Call That Religion
Slow Club, Hackney Marsh
Sleater-Kinney, The End of You
Alice Sweet Alice, Full Circle
The Slits, Kill Them With Love
Slumber Party, Sooner or Later
Dirty Projectors + Bjork, All We Are
Sleeper, Sale of the Century
Soley, Dance
The Duke Spirit, Glorious

These guys don’t seem to care whether people like them. They’re perfectly content with making music that they like, no matter how long the songs are or any of that stuff. They’re an indie-pop band here to do whatever they please. There’s not much else to say because the songs all sound about the same. They’re good, but they all sound the same. “This Fall” and “Seattle Bound” are good examples of what the band has to offer. The vocals are mixed a little better on “Two Seasons.” I really like this one. “Gloria” is not about Richie Rich’s girlfriend, but it’s still a winner. Kaila McIntyre Bader’s voice sounds like what Katie Johnson was going for on her recent recording. It’s a maturation process, I guess.
If you’ve been sitting around, waiting for a faster track, you finally get rewarded with “Home (Here).” The piano really helps, as well as guitars mixed higher than usual. If there were such a thing as indie prog, this would be it. I’m not sure what you’re supposed to smoke to really get into this, though. Just grab whatever’s lying around and give it a go.
The last track is “October.” It focuses more on the harmonies and some horns. This whole record is fine, but it doesn’t really stand out in a crowded sea of indie pop/rock/folk acts out there.